Ammunition-vehicle.



No. 896,560. PATENTED AUG. 18, 1908.

' W. MAYER.

AMMUNITI VEHICLE.

APPLICATION BD IEB. 19. 190B.

iig 2 arranged eccentrically to the corresponding of the projectile isadapted to rest.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. WILHELM MAYER, OF ESSEN-ON-THE-RUHR,GERMANY, SSIGNOR TO FRIED. IIRUPP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, OFESSEN-ON-THE-RUHR, GERMANY.

AMMUNI'IION-VEHICLE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 18, 1908.

Application filed February 19. 1908. Serial N o. 416,718.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILHELM MAYER, a subject of the Emperor of Germany,and a resident of Essen-on-the-Ruhr, Germany, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Ammunition -Vehicles, of which the Jfollowingis a speciiication.

The present invention relates to an ammunition vehicle which is intendedto be used. for the transportation oi separated amimmition and which isprovided with removable 'l'ramcs having seats for the points or' theprojectiles and seats for metallic cartouches co-axial with the seatsfor the projectile points.

In the accompanying' drawings the invention is shown applied to alimber, by way oi' example.

Figure 1 shows side View, partly in section, of thc limber; Fig. 2 is atop view of Fig. 1, some parts being broken away, some of the removableframes being removed and the projectiles and cartouches being taken out;Fig. 3 is a side view of a removable frame, partly in section on line3-3, Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a top view of Fig. 3.

The box of the limber, which can be closed by means of a cover C hingedat D, is divided into three chambers Al A2 A3 by means of two vertical,transverse walls E. The pole B projects through the central chamber A1.In each of the two outer chambers A2 A3, which are adapted to containthe ammunition, are arranged two Walls G and H which extend parallel tothe bottom wall F of the limber box and in which are stamped seats g1and h1 for each projectile J. The small diameter of the seat g1 is equalto the diameter oi' the base of the proj ectile but the small diameterofthe seat h1 is so great that the guide-band i1 of the projectile canpass therethrough. Each seat h1 is seat g1 and in such a manner that,when the projectiles in the seats stand at right angles to the bottomwall F of the box, the projectiles lie with a part of their wall againstthe wall ol the scat 71,1. Buffers or cushions K made of elasticmaterial, such as rubber or the like, are arranged on the bottom wall F,one for cach projectile, on which the base On the transverse walls E andon the side walls F1 F2 of the box angle irons L (Figs. 1 and 2) arearranged above the walls H. The angle irons serve as support for the 1removable frames M, two of which are arranged in each of the two outerchambersv displacement 'of the vremovable frames M.

In their bottom wall the frames M have seats m1 'for the projectilepoints. The seats m1 are in the shape of a truncated cone. Each seat m1is co-axial with one of the seats (/1 when the 'frames are placed in thebox and the seats m1 are formed in such a manner that they lie againstthat part of the projectile point which is below the fuse (Fig. 1). T heupper wall of each frame M is provided with openings m3 (Fig. 2 to 4) inwhich the operator can insert his hand when inserting and removing theframe. Furthermore the upper wall of each frame M has stamped thereinseats m2 for metallic cartouches O (Fig. 1) which seats are co-axialwith the seats m1. The cartouches arranged in these seats rest with theprojecting rim of of their shell on the edge of the seats m2 and theyrest with their cover o1 on the conical seats m1. By reason of thisarrangement the driving charge contained in the cartouches cannot dropout in spite of the Jfact that the opening of the cartouches inserted inthe frame is directed downwardly.

Cushions P of elastic material, such as rubber or the like, are arrangedon the inner side of the cover C (Fig. 1) and when the limber box isclosed the cushions P lie against the bottom of the shells of thecartouches O and hold the cartouches and valso the frames M and theprojectiles in position.

The arrangement of the removable frames makes it possible to seat theprojectiles and the cartouches with great security and provides for agoed utilization of the space of the limber box. In action the Jframes Mare taken out and when this has been done each projectile and eachcartouche is directly .the covers of the cartouches.

4. A 'frame constructed to t in the boX of an ammunition vehicle andhaving seats for the points of projectiles and seats for cartoucheslocated above the seats for the projectile points.

5. A frame constructed to iit in the box of an ammunition vehicle andhaving seats for the points of projectiles and seats for cartouchesco-axial With the seats for the projectile oints.

The oregoing specification signed at Dus seldorf, Germany, this 14th dayof December,

WILHELM MAYER. In presence of- CLEMENs MGKURAM, WILHELM FLAsoHE.

